# WindEurope

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{{Short description|Wind energy association}}
{{Infobox organization
| name                = WindEurope
| image               = Flag of European Wind Energy Association.JPG
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| caption             = Flag with logo outside the EWEA{{nbsp}}2012 Annual Event at [Bella Center](/source/Bella_Center), [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen)
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| headquarters        = [Brussels](/source/Brussels), [Belgium](/source/Belgium)
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| leader_title        = CEO
| leader_name         = [Tinne Van der Straeten](/source/Tinne_Van_der_Straeten)
| leader_title2       = Deputy CEO
| leader_name2        = Malgosia Bartosik
| leader_title3       = Chief Operating Officer
| leader_name3        = Oliver Wykes
| leader_title4       = Chief Policy Officer
| leader_name4        = Pierre Tardieu
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| website             = {{URL|https://windeurope.org/}}
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| former_name         = European Wind Energy Association
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'''WindEurope''' is an association promoting the use of [wind power](/source/wind_power) in [Europe](/source/Europe).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-19 |title=Four countries pledge 150 GW of offshore wind in the North Sea |url=https://balkangreenenergynews.com/four-countries-pledge-150-gw-of-offshore-wind-in-north-sea/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Balkan Green Energy News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Joshua S. |date=2022-06-02 |title=Wind power meets and beats Denmark’s total electricity demand – two days in a row |url=https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-power-meets-and-beats-denmarks-total-electricity-demand-two-days-in-a-row/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=RenewEconomy |language=en-AU}}</ref> Based in [Brussels](/source/Brussels) it has over 600 members, which are active in over 50 countries, including manufacturers with a leading share of the world wind power market, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, developers, contractors, electricity providers, finance companies, insurance companies, and consultants.<ref name=wind>[http://www.ewea.org/about-us/ About EWEA]</ref>

Founded in 1982, WindEurope was called previously called EWEA, the European Wind Energy Association.

WindEurope is the founder of the [Global Wind Energy Council](/source/Global_Wind_Energy_Council) and remains a Board Member today.

==See also==
{{stack|{{portal|Wind power|Renewable energy|Europe}}}}
*[Wind power in Europe](/source/Wind_power_in_Europe)
*[Renewable energy in the European Union](/source/Renewable_energy_in_the_European_Union)
*[List of renewable energy organizations](/source/List_of_renewable_energy_organizations)
*[World Wind Energy Association (WWEA)](/source/World_Wind_Energy_Association_(WWEA))
*[American Wind Energy Association](/source/American_Wind_Energy_Association)

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://windeurope.org/ WindEurope Official Home Page]
* [http://www.ewea.org/offshore2015/ EWEA Offshore 2015]
* [http://www.ewea.org/annual2015/ EWEA 2015]
* [http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/files/library/publications/reports/Internal_energy_market.pdf Creating the Internal Energy Market in Europe] EWEA report (10/2012)
* [http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/files/library/publications/reports/Energy_and_the_EU_budget_2014-2020.pdf Energy and the EU budget 2014-2020]

{{Wind power}}
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Category:Wind power in the European Union
Category:International renewable energy organizations
Category:Wind energy organizations

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